Open AccessTraumatic retropharyngeal abscess presenting with quadriparesis: A case report
Author(s) -
Abhay Gupta,
Ravi Kawade,
Vineeta Gupta
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03006198
Subject(s) - retropharyngeal abscess , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , retropharyngeal space , abscess , head and neck surgery , surgery , lesion , radiology , computed tomography
Retropharyngeal abscess is not very common in adults. If it occurs,it is usually secondary to tuberculous lesion of spine or penetrating forgein body in food passage. We describe a case of retropharyngeal abscess with quadriparesis following neck trauma.